# Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at USDA Forest Service
> OSHA SIR `2022053773` · 5/2/2022 · LAS VEGAS, NEW MEXICO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Trees
## Employer
- **Name:** USDA Forest Service
- **Location:** Calf Canyon Fire, LAS VEGAS, NEW MEXICO, 87701
- **NAICS:** 921190
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a hazard tree. The tree broke loose and hit the employee resulting in four broken ribs and a bruised left lung.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*